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Hidden Valley Golf Club - $$
10 Clubhouse Drive • Norco, CA 92860 • (951) 737-1010
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FrogHairz - yorba linda
course not in the best condition as i have seen it. Seem to be doing a lot of work on the course. There are always some bare spots on this course but their seemed to be a few more today. Wasn't to hot, pace of play was ok 4.5 hrs. Greens were longer which made the putting easier, i just wasnt used to them being slower. made it hard to get the break right.

Posted: Monday, August 11, 2008
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crunch3 - Costa Mesa
Played 8/3/08. The course is in great shape. Having never played the course there is allot of blind shots. I got lucky and played with someone that had been there before.Very up & down course. Greens are smooth but not all that fast. No GPS on the cart and not having mine it was like playing in the stone ages looking for sprinkler heads. Overall a great experience for $69.00 on the weekend.

Posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
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mapa94 - Cathedral City
Played in a tournament on Saturday, May 24. Hidden Valley is one of the more difficult tracks I have played. Although less than 6000 yards from the whites, there are lots of elevation changes, narrow fairways, forced carries, thick rough, ravines and sharp doglegs which add to the challenge.

Greens are undulating, fast, smooth and are in very good shape. Almost every putt breaks so don't expect many straight putt opportunities.

Although a difficult track, I had a great time at Hidden Valley and the course is well maintained from tee to green.

Posted: Sunday, May 25, 2008
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onefunson - Brea
Day 3 of a week at new courses found me at Hidden Valley. I played pretty well at Oak Quarry the day before and didn't know what to expect at Hidden Valley, but it was another good choice.

It was apparently an abnormally busy day for some reason, still not bad compared to weekends anywhere. The course was in good shape and definitely the toughest of the week so far.

I played with a couple Hidden Valley vets that helped me a bunch but still ended up in the out in the wild too many times.

This place should get bonus points for the best cart path ride around! Let off the brakes and it could be like Thunder Mountain with your clubs.

I'll come back, but maybe not until my game improves a bit.

Posted: Monday, May 19, 2008
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golfingdude - Rancho Cucamonga
Played on 4/25 and found course in very good condition. Greens were smooth and about medium speed. FYI to all who played here before, environmental areas are no longer given a free drop. They play as a lateral hazard, and as such make this a much more difficult layout. Accurate tee shots are a must, and if you are borderline on being able to carry an environmental area, lay up or pay the price. Lots of elevation changes and some very tight driving holes. The toughest is the 17th hole, not long but requires a perfect drive. Second shot is to an elevated green that slopes so much it is almost unfair. If short of the green and hole is deep, unless the ball goes past the hole it will probably end up back at your feet. A front pin makes being long impossilbe. Very nice track, good senior rate, good conditioning.

Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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FrogHairz - yorba linda
it was near 100 today made for a terriable day. pace was a little slow but that has some to do with course layout. Greens were perfect, But the heat was a killer.

Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2008
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FrogHairz - yorba linda
course in great shape. greens very nice. tee boxes need to be flatened out. tough to get level stance.

Posted: Thursday, April 3, 2008
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breangolf - Brea
Today 4/2, I played Hidden Valley for the second time. The course is beautiful. There are many nice views of the layout. There are quite a few blind tee shots. If you can keep it straight you can be alright off the tee. Once you get on the green good luck. Every putt moves. There were 2 or 3 straight putts that we found. The par 3 hole in one hole is awesome. Me and my buddy are both about 5/6 handicaps and we both shot 85. Expect to be tested at Hidden Valley!

Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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birdies4me - Culver City
Played on 3/30. Course was not in shape for $80.00 a round. Greens were quite bumpy and pin positions were questionable at best for a public course. Teed off at 10:30 and did not see the cart girl until the 15th fairway. The tee boxes need serious work or at least for the grounds crew to place the tee markers on a level part of the boxes! Over all the fairways were not in good shape with a lot of dirt areas and very thin grass. I hope they can fix these problems as this is a great layout!

Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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FrogHairz - yorba linda
Worst round of golf i have played in a while. Course was in good shape. A couple of traps were a little hard on top, but under it was good. Very wind day.

Posted: Monday, March 3, 2008
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markgolf33 - tustin
love this course. a special place in my heart. a great layout that because of the "hooker" scandal a few years ago, is underused and under appreciated.

there was talk about closing 9 holes and making houses, but that's been going on for 5 years. must play this course and plan your shots. not a flat fairway on the whole course, lots of sloping, so aim accordingly.

Posted: Sunday, March 2, 2008
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Cheeseburger - Pasadena, CA
Played Saturday 2/23/08. I've seen Hidden Valley in worse shape. I've seen it in better. I like the layout, and when it's in top condition...it's really worth a play. They's done some good work (fairways are better now...not so many bare spots) - - especially now that the driving range is finished and officially back open! (no more stopping at Goose Creek to warm up!)

I've been playing here since they first opened. And I had never noticed before how unlevel the tee-boxes are!! Some of them you have to search to find a flat-lie to tee off from. This needs to be addressed!

Overall...not a bad course. Greens were slower than normal (a good thing, because on #10 and #17 - - if the greens are mowed too-tightly, your ball will just roll off the green from anywhere!

The recent rains have helped more than hurt.

Oh...it was cart-path only for the first nine-holes only. I'm sure that will change as the course dries out.

Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2008
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breangolf - Brea
I played here for the first time today 2/13/08. It has beautiful views, and its in a quiet area. Its very challenging. The greens are good, and they have some pretty tough breaks. If you can keep it straight you can do well, but you will enjoy the views either way. Keep it below the hole..

Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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alanmode - Cerritos
Played sat.jan/26/08 after about 2 years since last in tournament group.I saw they eliminated GPS system so you can guide only yardage from springkler on ground.Overall conditions are good but little bit soggy .Greens are medium-fast & smooth with some exagerated breaks(mountain?).Nice views very relaxing & tranquille ambient.

Posted: Monday, February 4, 2008
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664400gg - Torrancec
Played the course on Saturday 2 Feb and was very disappointed. I haven't played the course for a couple of months and it is poor condition compaired to the last time I played it. The service was okay but the course was in need of a lot of attention. The tee boxes we either way overgrown or very thin. Hard to get a level spot. The fairways were in poor conditin with a lot of very thin areas with yellow and/or brown areas of sick grass. The sand traps were hard in many spots and only one or sometimes no rakes available. Hard to find yardage markers and a course of this so called high quality should have GPS systems. Even several local city and county courses now have GPS systems. The greens were fast maybe too fast for the high slope of the greens. Very hard to read the speed and direction of the ball. Maybe good for a PGA tournament but not fun for week-end golfers. Overall I believe I will try other courses in the area.

Posted: Sunday, February 3, 2008
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FrogHairz - yorba linda
The greens were way to fast for this course/amont of slope on the greens. When you hit the middle of the green in regulation you dont expect oyur ball to end up rolling back off the front of the green over 50 ft. I have played this course many times and really hated the greens this time. i know they are always tuff but this was to the point of unfair. i usually avg 26- 30 puts. had 41 today and shot a 89. very frustrating. Rest of course in avg to poor shape. seen it a lot better and also a lot worse.

Posted: Friday, February 1, 2008
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jimwhite - Sierra Madre
Great potential as a course, lots of character, but the greens are just not fair. There are no US Opens planned for this location as far as I know so give the 15 handicapper a chance, please. The slopes combined with the wind make many of them unputtable. Great shot maker course. Strategy off the tees is important, especially since the fairways were thin and hard. The ball runs forever but usually sideways!

Posted: Tuesday, January 1, 2008
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golfingdude - Rancho Cucamonga
Played on 12/26, things started poorly but thank the Lord the course conditions made up for it. Had problem with green fee price, I specifically asked twice, once on day of making tee time and again day before tee time if holiday rates were in effect. Was reassured they were not so time was kept. Get there and the pro shop wants to charge holiday rate so of course it is the back and forth finally get regular senior rate but now are pushed back by three tee times. This lead to a 5+ hour round of golf. The course is in very good shape, the greens are smooth, the tee boxes good, and most spotty areas in fairway are marked as ground under repair. Some bunkers are very compacted so check closely before playing your shot. The greens are not fast as people have been stating, they are just very sloping. The slope can be tricky because of how the course wanders throught the hills, and many pin placements are illegal (no flat area around the cup). You can definitely putt off the greens or chip off the greens into an awaiting bunker. Very important to be aware of how the land falls, since it is what makes the greens seem so fast. Some greens have settled so much since this courses opening they truly are impossible. Check out the practice green, tap a putt from the top of the green and watch it pick up speed until it finds the other end.

Posted: Friday, December 28, 2007
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jaime1958 - Anaheim, Ca
Great course. Play last Saturday and had great a time. Greens al little fast but fair. #10 hole played a little tuff. My playing partner took a ten on this hole. Pin location unfair. It took him 5 shot to get the ball close the hole. Ball kept rolling of the green back towards him. But overall we had lot's of fun. Were playing it again on the 24th.

Posted: Saturday, December 22, 2007
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dgolfer277 - Anaheim
The course is in good shape which makes this challenging course a more enjoyable experience. The greens are fast ... you get an idea of the type of speed that the pros contend with all the time. The course has very little contact with any houses so your views are of the moonscape type hills (with lots of large boulders) or the mountains in the distance. To score well, you have to think about where to place your tee shots in order to have good angles to the green AND you have to be on the right level of the greens. The greens are fast so it is best to be below or on the same level as the hole - above the hole is risky.

Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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sbiskar - Huntington Beach
Range is still out of action. Another month, per the pro shop. Fairways were very thin, and many bare spots. Greens very quick, more break than you think. $5 hole-in-one buy-in on 16. Finished in about 4.5 hours on a Monday p.m. Not bad. My cart died on 10. 3 minutes later, as I was thinking what to do next, one of ground crew said he saw my problem so he brought me a new cart. That's service! Very impressive.

Posted: Monday, December 17, 2007
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dgolfer277 - Anaheim
Heads Up! Driving Range Is Still Not Available. Three weeks ago, the proshop told me that the range would be open in a couple weeks. I am playing on Saturday and called today to ask about the range ... two to three weeks more they said, the grass is not growing as fast as they hoped. At this rate, figure that the driving range MAY open mid to late January, 2008.

Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2007
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jooni81 - aliso viejo
played this course for the first time today...was in the first group off this morning...ran into some fog, which made it even harder to know where to hit it...if you've never played this course, make sure you go with someone who has played it before

playing conditions - pretty good...tee boxes are in excellent shape...greens are firm and FAST...as a matter of fact, these greens are some of the fastest ive ever putted on...like cheeseburger said below, stay below the hole...if youre putting from above the hill, youre screwed...managed to avoid the sand my entire round, so cant comment on it...fairways are not lush, but not thin...and some are better than others....the fairway on hole 6 was pretty torn up, but the rest are in decent shape

as for the layout...this course is very challenging...virtually every hole has forced carries...some of up to 200 yards from the blues...tons of elevation changes...well guarded greens...you're not going to find even one of your typical "muni" holes here...in short, you need to have a solid all around game, or you'll lose balls here all day

one last note...there are some stunning and/or intimidating views on this course....holes 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 are just stunning

p.s. if youre a heavy set guy, share a cart with a lighter guy, or your cart will die going up all the hills

Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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georgec - irv,ca
first time to play here and was very challenged by the greens. very good conditions, staff very nice. will be back very soon for better score.

Posted: Sunday, November 18, 2007
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Cheeseburger - Pasadena, CA
Played yesterday morning. Walked on as a single. Played a leisurely round (thanks to the nice couple who pulled over and let me play-through on number 8!! Ended up waiting on #12 and the single behind me joined up with me...played slow after that - big back-up behind a group of four idiots playing from the black-tees!! Still finished in 3.5 hours!) on a much-improved Hidden Valley course. The greens were fast!! Scary-fast! "You don't wanna be above the hole" fast. As a matter of fact...#17 is still a joke. There is no way to stop the ball anywhere near the cup when placed where it was yesterday. The fairways were green and fairly thick...not "lush' - but not bad. I was only in ONE bunker all day...on #18. I can't call it a "sand trap" because there was not a grain of true sand in it!! It was a "dirt trap". Current rating is about right. Could be better. Could be (and has been) MUCH worse. A very pleasant experience overall. The staff is first-rate and the club sandwich is awesome! Hidden Valley is back in rotation!!

Posted: Thursday, November 8, 2007
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weber - coto de caza
The greens were very nice, betterthan I remember! Since I played the "tips", most of those tees were still not recovered from the overseeding. The fairways were soaked, so the course played even longer than normal. From the black tees, this course is actually more than I can handle, but those tees visually a lot of fun to play.

Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2007
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Bogey1Fogey38 - Pico Rivera
Played on 10/22 7:30 tee time. Not too many players were out this morning which was good because one of our 4some got stuck in traffic. Course was in very good shape, they had just finished overseeding, but there were no restrictions on driving onto the fairways. Staff was friendly and accomodating. Coffee shop was not open yet. Tee boxes were OK, not many divots. Fairways were lush and had some run very few divots, due to few players on the course this early. Greens were fast but ran true, the pins were set up on difficult positions, most were on crowns or on downslope (US Open type setup, very difficult). The bunkers were hard packed dirt mostly, caused club to bounce and chunk a couple of shots, and not just mine. Finished in 3hr50min. Would rate it about 6.5 (7 if bunkers had sand).

Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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jbuji - Long Beach
Awesome views! But be warned this is an extremely difficult course. Not for beginners. You will lose a lot of balls

Posted: Thursday, October 18, 2007
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quksilvr6 - Anaheim
I thought this course looked and played pretty well. Went out yesterday at 11:45 and was done by 3. The course itself has some great views, and a couple of tough uphill holes. I will come back and play again soon.

Posted: Friday, September 21, 2007
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Cheeseburger - Pasadena, CA
The headline for this review should be: "Well, it was better than working!"

Not much to say about the conditions at Hidden Valley. It had rained a bit last night, so - the greens held all shots well. But they were lumpy and varied widely on both their speed and consistency. Some had spots of fungus. #8 looks like it needs a doctor.

Some of the fairways were really nice and lush. Others, unfortunately, were disaster areas of bare dirt and a few sparse weeds. A few fairways were roped-off, making it cart-path only.

The "sand" traps are mis-named. They are "muddy pits, full of wet dirt. So, stay our of them.

I'll cut them some slack, though....with the heat we had and the time of year...it's about as good as we can expect.

Some of the pin-placements were a joke.

Note: #10. I hit right next to the hole, about 2' above it and a bit to the right....my ball stopped...I took my eye off it for a second...next thing I know my ball has rolled 30+ feet and off the front of the green onto the fairway. That's just nonsense....

#17 was similar. My playing partner had an uphill putt of 4' that "died" about 4" short. His ball stopped...and then rolled backwards to 5'. Come ON!!! Somebody who actually PLAYS this course has to go out and check these pin placements!!

Some of the tee boxes were off-level and one even had a hole deep enough to sprain an ankle badly!

Oh. My golf cart (#19, BTW) died on the 14th hole. Thank goodness my buddy's cart had a tow-bar and he towed me aroun for the last five holes.

4.0 hours. Great pace. There was nobody out there!

Like I said....it was better than working!

Posted: Thursday, September 20, 2007
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stevmckeen - Rancho Cucamonga
This course is in very good condition. Some of the holes were roped off, but mostly open. Very few "brown spots" Greens were a little slow but true. The new mangement seems to be working as there were many workers throughout the course improving it. Would reccomend it highly. Accuracy is in important playing this course. Course mangement is a must.

Posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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jmiller - Tustin
Most likely due to hot and dry summer months, current course conditions are less appealing than the last time I played here in March. Several fairway areas have turned brown or bare. It appears maintenance crew is over-watering in some areas as well. A few areas were surprisingly lush for this time of the year. I'd say tee boxes and greens are fair except for the usual unattended ball marks. The course was just about empty due to over 100 degree temperature and was able to complete the round in 3 1/2 hours. Despite using a cart, I had to walk quite a bit, because a couple of long holes were roped and being worked on. As a side note, the management should consider putting more than just one water cooler per nine holes when a cart-girl is not roaming the course during summer. One can get seriously dehydrated on a day like this in Inland Empire.

Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2007
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vrgoodwin - Upland
needs work 2 par 5's not even allowed to drive on due to no grass

Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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vrgoodwin - upland
I played today 8/27/07. The greens need to rolled and cut, very slow and bumpy, lots of old divot marks. 2 of the par 5's they don't allow carts on at all.... there are several holes that need work in the fairways. The rough is very good and fair. The yardage markers need trimming you cant find alot of them. Paid $45 not worth more until they do some work on this course

Posted: Monday, August 27, 2007
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Cheeseburger - Pasadena, CA
I've been playing this course since it opened, and - I've seen the good, the bad and even the ugly. But right now, I can't think of a single bad thing to say about Hidden Valley. Well, other than the fact that it's the middle of summer and they seem to be pouring a ton of water on the course to keep it so green (there were a few spots that were a bit soggy). The fairway were green and lush (with a very few brown or bare spots - not that effected play in any way) and the greens (although a little fluffy and in need of a good mowing and rolling) were very nice.

With a Click4TeeTimes price of forty bucks including cart, this is one of the best values in So. Cal. golf. It's always been a quirky layout, with fairways that slope both right and left, uphill and downhill, and it makes you think your way around the track...but - it's fun and challenging. It even has a set of black tees for the very adventurous...most of us should be sticking to the blues and the whites.

Be sure to spend the extra five bucks (for charity) and give the $10,000.00 "hole-in-one" challenge a try. Even if you don't win, the ticket gets you your first clubhouse beer for whatever price your 18-hole score was. My beer cost me $0.85. And after that, the hole-in-one ticket gets you $5.00-off your next round at Hidden Valley. The clubhouse is nice, so is the pro-shop.

One minor drawback (that they are working on every day) is that they have torn out the practice range to reconfigure it. I meant to ask them how long they thought it would take...if you REALLY need to warm up, stop by Goose Creek and hit a $5.00 bucket first.

All-in-all the best forty (five) buckes I've spent all year. Very enjoyable.

Three and a half hours to play as a twosome. Good pace.

Posted: Saturday, August 18, 2007
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angelsfan02 - Corona CA
Played 7:30AM Saturday morning, Aug 11th. Encountered pretty thick fog for the first four or five holes. Couldn't even see the fairway and green on number 2. Course in pretty good shape, and apparently course is getting in shape for pro-am next month. Rough is getting thicker all around the course - you sometimes have to be right on top of your ball to find it. Makes hitting fairways a premium. Straight hitters will be rewarded with good scores, but bring your best putting game to the course - it is a must.

Posted: Saturday, August 11, 2007
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skeemudge - Cypress
Had a Sunday 11:30 tee. On the course at 11:45, finished at 4:30. Under 5 on a weekend is ok with me. Course was actually quite impressive. I think the course is now being run by Jay Miller (who brought Cresta Verde back to some semblance of respectability during his 5 years there). The course is a fun canyon course to play with exceptional fairways and some deep rough. Stay in the fairway. Wasn't to impressed with the traps as they were hard. Only got into one of them though! Greens were slow and ran true. A couple of surprises to my reads, I think due to canyons. Quiet and peaceful, with hawks soaring overhead. Really a pleasurable experience. Would love to go again soon and would recommend this to other courses further down the 15. Great job so far on this course. Can't wait to see what happens in the next year or so.

Posted: Monday, August 6, 2007
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jkl - Cork Ireland
A beautiful course that I was very pleased to play. Will play again on next visit.

Posted: Friday, August 3, 2007
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jklepp - yorba linda
Very nice course, they have done a nice job bringing this course back to life. I played this course just after the decided not to sell it a couple years back. Man, this course can be fun. If you are having a good day. Only complaint is the first fairway is very sloppy, a little over watered. The down hill par 5 is dangerous. We were proceding down past the dog leg and hit a spot that had just been watered and we went sliding for almost 50 yards. With that, the course is in pretty good shape and i love playing it on the good days.

Posted: Thursday, August 2, 2007
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higherascent - Santa Ana
Worth the drive from an hour out, check it out, you won't be sorry!

Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2007
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bbowler - anameim, ca
this course has come a long way back from the dead conditions of recent past. My only complaint is that the traps are all mud or hard pack sand, they need to be re-done, the fairways are lush green but they do have quite a few areas that are mud due to poor drainage. Overall this is a great challenge and the conditions are still good, I will be back soon.

Posted: Monday, July 9, 2007
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dethman - anaheim, ca
i think i had the most fun round of golf i've ever had here at hidden valley. played a couple of months ago with a couple of my buddies, and we had an 1130 on a weekday and it was pretty much just us out on the course. layout was ridiculous and by that i mean just fun! lots of challenging tee shots, elevation changes, crazy forced carries, very very challenging and creative holes. had an absolutely great time, hopefully the conditions haven't deteriorated as previously mentioned. will hope to be back again soon.

Posted: Sunday, July 8, 2007
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janda226 - beaumont
Played 6/20 and the conditions were acceptable, but a bit uncharacteristic for this course. The greens seemed a lot faster than in the past, however they were holding shots very well. They were somewhat bumpy at times, though. Great layout and a lot of interesting holes.

Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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664400gg - Torrance
Played Hidden Valley on Saturday morning and was disappointed in the current condition of the course. Last time I played Hidden Valley, about 4 months ago, it was in excellent condition. Not sure what is happening here but it needs attention. The greens were in very good condition but slow. The rest of the course if poor. The fairways have several bare spots and lots of divits. The rough is thin with may bare spots. The tee boxes are, well in need of attention. The sand traps are almost bare. Very thin and poor quality. Fairway yardage markers are hard to find. For an upscale premier course Hidden Valley is going dawn hill. The layout is fantistic with great views and challenging course layout. Hope management takes a look at their greens keeper staff.

Posted: Sunday, June 17, 2007
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hughah - Pomona
This is a great golf course. It really forces you to be accurate as any miss hit would result in an OB shot!! Other than that, and the fact the the greens has just been aerated, the golf course is in great conditions. The pace of play was great (3 and a half hours for a threesom - but I was advised not to expect the same pace during sundays, when it can go up to 5 and a half hours) accompanied by a great view and beautifull landscape. By far one of the best golf courses that I played in SoCal.

Posted: Monday, June 4, 2007
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stickboy - Lakewood
Fun course. Tricky layout. The greens were just punched and sanded as noted, so you can't take putting too seriously for a while. NO GPS or yardage book available, which is crazy for a course like this with so many blind tee shots, doglegs, and elevation changes. I think they're trying to make me buy a skycaddie. Conditions are very good from tee to green.

Posted: Sunday, June 3, 2007
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cocoam - Cerritos
As lush and in as good condition as I've ever seen this course. The only shortcoming is the driving range and allegedly a new one is forthcoming. There are a couple of holes where a blind tee shot can "bite" you, but overall as nicely conditioned a course as there is in the area.

Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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jwitty1 - Anaheim
This course really tested my driving ability.....and I don't mean necessarily driving a golf ball. Driving the golf cart around this course is an adventure....there must be 1/4 mi to 1/2 mile drive between the greens to the next tee....and the drive is up and down over and around and directions to the next tee are not clearly marked....We overshot some tee boxes or got a little lost a few times having to put the cart in reverse..etc...One tip the cart attendant said the course is changing the batteries on the carts....and this proved true as we ran out of "juice" on the climb from the 12th to the 13th tee...had to call clubhouse and wait 15 minutes to get anew cart.....so change carts after 9 holes

We played on Thu 5/10/07 and had a 10:00A tee time showed up around 9:15 and the course was totally empty ....so we got off early as a twosome ....saw only two other golfers the whole round

Beautiful golf course lush fairways, excellent greens, and breathtaking scenery on many holes....lots of elevated tee shots and most holes have doglegs some about 90*....so you really need to know your way around this course....there are selection of about 4 tee boxes you can play from....we played the Blue which is second from the furthest back ....you need to consider the tees you want to play from as there are a lot of carries off the tee and from the fairway that you need to hit over ravines and dry creek areas....bring plenty of balls.

At a $45 Senior rate this course is a steal compared to OC courses....It took me under a 1/2 hour to get there from Anaheim Hills area.....Now that I have some course knowledge look forward to playing again

Posted: Sunday, May 13, 2007
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SimHomerJ - Banning
The course offers really outstanding views of the surronding area, including most of the course. It seems that you play every hole uphill and plays longer. Web site said the carts had GPS so, left the Sky Caddie home, get to the course only to find that GPS was removed over a year ago. How about updateing the web site and some fairway markes would have been nice (did have red, white and blue lines painted on the cart path) and yardage was available on sprinkler heads. Grassing cutting must have taken place recently when the grass was still wet, hugh clumps of cut grass everywhere, even on greens. Overall a very demanding course, my A game was more like a C+, but we did enjoy the day (but then I enjoy everyday I get on any golf course) , would play again. Oh, yeah LOOK AT MAP on score card for 1st hole, I didn't and lost a shoot shooting towards the 17th tee box.

Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2007
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bogieman - Lakewood, Cal
Played here on Saturday for the first time. The course is in very nice conditions with a few bare spots on teh fairway. The fairways were lush offered great lies. The greens were of average to fast speed and had many ball marks in some areas but were very playable. The t boxes were nice and the sand was a little hard. Did I mention the rough? I play to about a 13-14 and got killed with this rough, especially around the greens. Do not short side yourself or you will pay. The rough was in full form Saturday and it really hurt my score. Also you need to be pretty straight around this course or you will be in this aformentioned rough or o/b and additng strokes. Dont come here expecting to shoot your low score, it is a tough test of golf. But the conditions will bring me back as they are doing a nice job here- Thumbs up to the greenskeeper!- Starter a very nice guy too .

Posted: Sunday, April 15, 2007
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nauqah - Orange
Played 4/7. Course was very wet. Numerous fairways showed tire damage from the carts. People need to start respecting courses and not drive up step parts of the fairways when they're soggy. Some other fairways were showing very thin spots along with some greens. Overall, I don't know if paying $80 weekend primetime is worth it for the conditions. But the overall challenge of the course was excellent -- forced carries on first and second shots will truly test you. And some of the best non-ocean views you will get in the IE. Recommended but not for the full weekend primetime rate.

Posted: Monday, April 9, 2007
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higherascent - Santa Ana
This course is a hidden gem, well worth the green fee. I drive 45 miles each way to play this every opportunity.

Posted: Sunday, March 25, 2007
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tattooedgolf - mission viejo
this course could not be more fun to play.. We played mid morning during the week, so take that into account while reading this review. For $45, I drive 35 miles and have a smile on my face. The course is gorgeous, some of the cart paths have switch backs because of some drastic altitude changes, and you will not walk this course, period. Some of the drives batween greens and tees must be almost a half a mile. But because of this, you rarely see other golfers. (In my experience) If this course was in mission viejo, it would probably be in the $150 range. You better have your tee shots straight and play it smart or you will need a lot of balls.

Posted: Sunday, March 4, 2007
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664400gg - Ttorrance, Calif
We played this course on 24 Feb. and found it in great condition for winter playing conditions. The greens were smooth but a little hard and slow. The sand in the bunkers was a little hard and thin. The fair ways are in good condition for winter play. The tee boxes were good but a little uneven. Overall a great course to play. The restaurant and pro shop staff were professional and friendly. I would recommend GPS systems for the carts and/or better yardage markers. This is a tough course for high handicappers but fun to play. We will be back.

Posted: Monday, February 26, 2007
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ellcholo - los angeles, ca
played this course on sat 2/24. the course looked great. the fairways were green and lush. the only downside to the round were the greens and the uneven tee boxes. the greens were a bit inconsistent. overall, it was an enjoyable round of golf. watch out for the tee time nazi on the first tee.

Posted: Sunday, February 25, 2007
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mcantos - lake forest
played hidden valley on 2/20. Teed of as a single no else was around and eventually caught up w/ a threesome. The course was in great condition. The faiways were nice and green, there was not to much sand in the bunkers but I was only in two. The greens were somewhat slow but putting was not a problem once I adjusted. Overall, very scenic course, very friendly staff, and I definitely will return.

Posted: Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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spenser - huntington beach
Have not been here in a couple of years but decided to try again after reading recent reviews. Played 2/18 with 2 for 1 coupon and really enjoyed the layout. Very challenging from blues especially if you don't know the course. After 1st couple of blind tee shots chose to use 3 wood a lot b/c shorter and straight is way to go here. Note despite what this website says there is no GPS and correct distances to hazards and end of fairway critical to avoid lost balls. Fairways and greens in good shape, however, tee boxes very uneven and the bunkers really bad with hard packed dirt and 0 sand. Still worth playing with some impressive views from elevated tees. Bring extra balls! o

Posted: Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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sammyb40 - Redlands/Mentone
I heard they was closing this course after all those scandals etc. Plus it's prime Real estate for homes. Glad to hear it's staying open and under new management. I played that course twice, and it was in great shape but very challenging, to me atleast. You must be a good driver of the golf ball or you will be in for a long day.. Fun hitting over some of the canyons when your ball striking is working well. Course says Norco but it's on the border of Corona/Norco city limits.

Posted: Sunday, February 18, 2007
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parglf47 - Corona
The feedback before this one will probably be one of the better ones about this course now that Miller has taken it over. I fell he hires some of the worst starters and counter personnel you will ever meet. If you ever have a good experience it will be during the week because if you go on the weekend, they are terrible.

Posted: Saturday, February 10, 2007
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Bogey1Fogey38 - Pico Rivera
Tournament round today. 9:30 AM tee time, had breakfast, good ham and egg sandwich. Went to practice putting, 5 groups backed up on first tee, don't know why they put these people on when tournament was supposed to start. Finally got off at 10:10, 5+ hr round. The group that started 2 ahead of our first group stopped for lunch after 9, then they got on 10th tee as we were finishing the 9th, told them they were in middle of tournament, they pretended not to understand English (Duh!). Never did see a marshall on the course. Anyway, course is getting it color back, fairways and greens. They were all in decent shape. Tee boxes were uneven with lots of divots, fairways had some divots with no sand filler, and ran about 5 yds, greens were slow and bumpy with ball marks (practice green by 1st tee was fast), bunkers were all packed dirt no sand at all. Would rate the course around 6-7 out of 10.

Posted: Saturday, February 10, 2007
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kendall - walnut
Dont usually rate courses these days,, but Hidden Valley is back ! Played 1/11.early, no crowd, looked like rain,no rain. New Management is doing a great job, course is in terrific shape, this is is not an easy property to keep nice, Greens are almost a 10, everything is much better than we remembered. New GM was not happy with conditions, we advised they were fine, he has higher expectations. This is a tough but fair test. We always liked to come here, now we will add to the rotation once again. Senior rate $45 is worth every penny. Example,, Los Serranos is $38 South. for $7 more we will always play Hidden Valley now. L.S. needs to get better. Cudos to H.V. new management.

Posted: Friday, January 12, 2007
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mob662 - Corona
Played yesterday, New Year's Day, 1/1/07. Called the starter and he was honest about the 45 mph winds. Played the back nine first and was impressed from tee to green. 9's all around. Tried to play the front nine but the wind was too strong.

Rumor has it that Hidden Valley is under new management. We'll see what the new managers do to upgrade the place. Word is that first order of business is to fix the driving range to make it more golfer friendly. We'll see.

Nice time of the year to play Hidden Valley. Views are incredible and so is the course.

Posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2007
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weber - coto de caza
Wow! What happened to this place? The tee boxs were as furry as a shag carpet. The greens while reasonably decent are so slow, it's like putting on velcro. Lots of bare spots in the fairways and rough. This course is tough enough without having to fight bad conditioning. Playing the black tees, the fairways are so soggy, the ball just plugs with no roll, and when you get to the greens, they are so slow, you still don't have enough stick to get it to the hole. Love the views, the challenge, but unless they improve this place, hard to justify a return visit.

Posted: Monday, November 20, 2006
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donnay - Paramount Ca
immaculant golf coarse, beautiful view well kept coarse, had a great round of golf!

Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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golf_dawggy - Corona/Eastvale
Challenging course, but needs some serious attention. Lots of brown spots and wet spots. Greens are tore up from the ground up. Will definitely be worth the green fees if they can get the course back up to par...pun intended!

Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
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mob662 - Corona
Played today, Tuesday August 8, 2006. While it was a great day to play, the course was not. For the first time in awhile, I was really, really disappointed in playing my backyard course. The tee boxes were a 5, the fairways were a 5, but what was really bad were the greens. The greens were really sandy and bare. I agree with the two previous posts-this course is a really nice place to play and it is only a few steps away from becoming a high-end type of course.

Course officials need to get on the ball and get this course maintained. One thing though, make sure you join the Men's club there, it is only $49 and you get a free round, a birthday round, and $10 dollars off green fees during regular and twilight times. (Do I sound like I work for the club?)

Posted: Tuesday, August 8, 2006
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flyingdutchman - pasadena
Played the morning of Sunday July 11th. First thing to note is the very casual attitude about getting on. Walked in as a single and it was basically, “that’ll be $80”, took my money and then “enjoy your round.” No mention of a tee time or who I would be joining. He did mention a couple of foursomes on the tee box. It was, however, every person for him or herself, and I joined a twosome that was just teeing off. In terms of the course itself, I agree with the previous post. This course is just a few steps away from being one of the top affordable high-end tracts in southern California, but is lacking from attention. The fairways were in generally good condition. A few small bare patches here and there, but more obvious was the tire damage. The fact that these gashes are still around after the previous June 25th review shows a general lack of caring on the part of the people in charge of maintenance. Also the bunkers were pretty much hard tack. Fortunately, I avoided them in my round, but goodness help the golfer who lands in one. The greens were slow and a little bumpy. Despite that, I putted well, once I got used to smacking the ball harder than is prudent. The tee boxes, as mentioned, were unkept and bushy. I would have to call the rough pretty fair. It wasn’t impossible to hit from, but was punishing enough for long approach shots. I wouldn’t rate this course in its current condition and incarnation worth $80 on weekends. What I think you’re paying for are some of the best non-ocean views in southern California. But I do think it’s a generally very good, interesting and fair layout, which will challenge your game. More attention to overall maintenance would make it worth its current rate (but then they would bump up the price, wouldn’t they.) By the way avoid the hot dogs at the turn. The one I got was over-boiled and generally uninspiring and sat like a lump in my stomach for several holes.

Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
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fishhooks7 - Newport Beach, CA
Played Hidden Valley Sunday June 25th and in all honesty was thoroughly disappointed. This track has a great layout and the potential to be a great playing experience. However, the course was in terrible condition. Where do I begin? All of the greens were furry, very slow and looked to be dying in many places. Not too mention it seemed as if the last time the greens were rolled was months and months ago leaving them very bumpy. The green on hole 6 showed tire track damage and it was nothing short of severe. The fairways were OK, but there were a lot of dead spots and large chunks of fairway were damaged. It looked as if someone had taken a shovel and went to town at random points on every fairway; similar to what Oregon golf course fairways look like after a long rainy winter. Tee boxes were uneven and looked as if they hadn't been cut in awhile. Sand traps were either hard as a rock or had standing water. All in all, it was a disappointing experience for the money paid and I would not recommend this course until they have someone take a serious look at course maintainence and rectify the problems. If Course Management does get the course in proper condition, it has the potential to be rank up there with some of SoCal's top public courses in my opinion.

Posted: Monday, June 26, 2006
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mob662 - Corona
Played today, Tuesday, May 2, 2006. Although it was a really good day to play, greens were super SLOW. Also, played from the tips and the black tee boxes were 70's Playboy bushy. Fairways were nice, but the rough was really long.

Greens really need to be mowed. I don't know if the staff at Hidden Valley reads this website, but if they do (I was told they do), they really need to get on the ball and mow the greens. Additionally, greens were also spongy in some areas.

On the back nine, some of the sage brush and weeds are starting to grow back into the cart path and needs to be cut.

Overally, a great day (once I got used to the slow greens), and always a pleasure to play my backyard course.

For some reason, playing at Hidden Valley today kinda reminded me of playing Oak Valley (Beaumont) back in the mid-90's when they had the trailer shack as the clubhouse before the nines were reversed. Remember that?

Posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
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mygolf88 - torrance
played over the winter. greens were too slow, lots of dead grass areas in the fairway. was not worth the price and the drive.

Posted: Friday, April 28, 2006
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johnman123 - torrance
overall the course is in good shape- greens are slow

Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006
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chria - Mar Vista
Played 4/15. Pace of play reflects being behind a very slow foursome, but the twosome in front of them wasn't exactly motoring. A couple of fairways had drainage problems, and the greens were very scruffy (to be fair, they probably hadn't been able to mow due to recent rains). All in all, a fun course, but a couple of goofy holes. My one major complaint: lack of course marking. Several blind shots, no GPS, no yardage book, and the hole maps on the tee boxes are almost completely faded out.

Posted: Friday, April 21, 2006
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jlakely - Corona
This course is in excellent shape in the spring of 2006. Fairways are beautifully kept, and the rough is pretty high after weeks of rain. The only real complaint is the green. I played at 2:30 p.m. on a recent Saturday, and the greens were obviously not mowed that day. They were very bumpy in areas, and an uphill 15-foot putt became an almost unsinkable adventure. Some tees were also unnecessarily bushy, too. If the greens were mowed, no complaints at all.

Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2006
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mob662 - Corona
Played today, Thursday April 13, 2006. The course is in almost "incredible" shape considering what has happened in the past 12 months. For those of you who have played the course in the past and haven't returned recently, you are in for a treat. The rumors about the old course maintenance team moving to other courses (i.e. Green River down the 91) because of the threat of the course closing may be true, but the current staff have done a great job starting to get the course back on track. You no longer have to duck from the brush while in your cart driving from hole to hole.

Today, the tee boxes rated an 8, the fairways a 5, and the greens another 8. The fairways rate a 5 just because it takes so much work to get all of the fairway grass back to what it should be. There were some stretches where the fairway was mostly patch, but overall it was decent hitting the ball off of the fairway. As always, the starter staff and course marshall (Jeff, Doug, and Co.) were very friendly (sorry cart guys for not tipping, I only had a credit card, I'll make it up next time, I swear).

I'd hate to tell everyone to play this course because I hate crowds especially on weekday afternoons when I play, but you all really have to see what the guys have done at Hidden Valley recently.

Note: Since I live about a half mile down from where the course is located, make sure you honk driving halfway down Norco Hills Rd. I'll be sure to grab my gear and meet you at the clubhouse. Bring extra money so I can take it and pay my gas (natural and petroleum) bill.

Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2006
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sbiskar - Huntington Beach
Sometimes it's worth some extra dollars to play on a course with fewer beginners and traffic, & no fivesomes. Got out on time, twilite rate, under 5 hours on a Sat. p.m. Course conditions OK, although bunkers kinda hard pan. Greens pretty good shape; getting punched tomorrow. Played the whites so able to use 3w, not unpredictable driver - target golf. Stayed straight and in the short grass, and had reasonable distance left for easier approach shots. Wind picked up and made par3 8th very tricky. Fun day.

Posted: Saturday, March 25, 2006
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melnick - Rancho Palos Verdes
Haven't played here for awhile and condition has deteriorated but still is pretty good. Too many forced carries but many different types of holes. Played in under 4 1/2 hours on a Sunday PM.

Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
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kendall - walnut
Hidden Valley is back in good shape. Fairways are much better, some are almost perfect, greens are fast and smooth and hold well. Its a tough track, not too many folks here today, ,Maybe too hard for most, but my guess is they dont have a good senior rate for weekdays and folks go elsewhere. If one can play Goose Creek cheaper than Hidden Valley they will do it, I usually do, today was special as one of the group wanted to play here. They need to cater to the older crowd on weekdays. The good news is Hidden Valley is back in good form.

Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
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6201980 - hidden valley lake
played 1/25, greens are in good shape concidering all the rain we've gotten,the rough is long and favors the straight hitter

Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2006
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kendall - walnut
First off ya gotta know we really like the challenge of Hidden Valley. We are glad that its gonna be around a bit longer,, BUT,,,, how much does rope cost? , why wouldnt they rope off all the swampy areas in the fairways? We can see what they are doing, the fairways are green and lush and going to be beautiful,, but,, why let all of us and the workers ride thru and tear up the place. The greens are a nightmare, they are perfect, they are soft and fast and VERY hard to read. They are tough to score on and thats OK. The bunkers are wet and hard,, Staff is always good to us, beers after are a must. Yardage markers are a problem,, maybe there isnt any $$$, or maybe they are not worried about it right now, we will wait and come back when it gets its act together. A hard,fun track.

Posted: Saturday, January 14, 2006
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olidax - Los Angeles
This course was simply not much fun. Admittedly, it has a very difficult slope of 145 from the tips, and 137 from the blue.. so I expected a challenge. That said, the fairways were absolutely terrible, muddy + damaged (even though we haven't had any rain to speak of in weeks), the bunkers were like hard-pan clay, and the few yardage markers completely innacurate... That wouldn't have been such a problem if the advertised GPS carts actually existed.. but as of 5 days ago, the fleet has been replaced with non-GPS carts, and the sprinkler heads hadn't been marked!
So perhaps a discount?? Not a chance, try 10 bucks more for holiday rates.

As for the course layout - it tries to make up for the poor design with a couple of fun highly elevated tees (200+ feet), but even those generally found a way to disappoint me. After crushing a 300+ drive from an elevated tee to the absolute dead-center of the fairway - I was rewarded with a 20 degree downward lie to the hole. I don't mind being punished for innaccuracy off the tee - but that's a bit sadistic for my taste.

Bottom-line, there are plenty of beautifully designed, challenging layouts like Desert Dunes, Lost Canyons, and Angeles National that are worth the price of admission. Hidden Valley is just an imposter.

Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2005
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tonyandkristin - corona
Many fairways had stand water, very poor drainage here.

Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2005
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mochs28 - Brea
They have raised their prices & now charge $55 for weekdays. Course is in similar shape as last time although there were less overwatered areas. Sand traps generally had puddles in them or were hardpacked and unplayable. It almost seems like the sandtraps are being used to drain the water??? Finished in 4.5 hours due to jerk in front of us who looked for balls on every hole. Marshall came by on the 16th hole and told us to speed up but we were being delayed by the fool in front of us. Now that the rates are higher I may go elsewhere.

Posted: Saturday, November 26, 2005
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s14civic - Fullerton
25 minute drive, 40 dollar twilight w/ gps, pace is fast.

Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
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s14civic - Fullerton
course is in great shape, super green, rough is long, manicured fairways. greens still have a little sand but that will be gone soon. played at 12 and no one behind me all day. The only thing bad about this place is the carts, they are haggard.

Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
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socalbob - Moreno valley
Tee boxes are back to the regular spots. Some fairways were on the soggy side, but not that bad. The bunkers really need some work, sand would be nice. Played at 8am never saw the cart girl. Lunch was good at the split rock grill, and the price was right. I will be back.

Posted: Friday, October 28, 2005
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sparky14 - Rancho Santa Margarita
I was also out at Hidden Valley 10/22 in a group of 8 friends. What an awful experience. Maybe Smoothie was in the bachelor party group in front of us.

We also weren't told about the overseeding and the front tees playing ~5500 yards. Considering the highest handicap in the group was 5.3 (me), we didn't take kindly to that news.

Course was in pathetic shape.

Round took exactly 6 hours! 6 hours on a terrible, short course. Of course, when we finished I went into the Pro Shop, and one of the marshals was reclining in a chair chatting it up.

I rarely say this, but this golf course would make a really nice housing subdivision. With Eagle Glen, Trilogy, Goose Creek in the area, there is no reason to go to Hidden Valley.

Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
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alanmode - Cerritos
Totally agreed with Smoothie24's feedback. He said 100% same as I wanted to say. Played 10/22 saturday.And this course you must play with GPS cause they don't have any yardage on ground only car path available erased paint line of 100.150.200yards.

Posted: Monday, October 24, 2005
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smoothie24 - San Diego
Played on Saturday, 10/22 with a group of 8 friends. We were disappointed in the condition of the course and the setup. The course was muddy in many places around the course. This is puzzling since a lot of the course is on hillsides where it drain well. The whole group loves to play the ball as it lies but we find we had to play winter rules about every other hole. This place doesn't drain well Also, if you like playing a course with a lot of forced carries and blind tee and 2nd shots, then this course is for you. This is a crazy design.

Since the course was overseeded, all the tees were placed at the front of the white tees. This may the course affectively 5300 yards. Not a fun course if you like to play a long course. They should have told us this fact when bookng a tee time. All of us agree, we'll never be back.

Posted: Saturday, October 22, 2005
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s14civic - Fullerton
One of my favorite tracks. The only bad part of the day was being stuck behind a foursome who wouldnt let me play through! A must if you like weekend golf, and you like fast play.

Posted: Saturday, October 1, 2005
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decew8863 - Riverside
Played this course Sunday, 9-18-05, and it played rather well. Certain fairway spots pretty bad & very muddy in spots. Greens were actually in good shape, but very hard to read. Inconsistent. Some greens (3-4) in very bad condition due to hole plugs and ball marks not healing well. Also have a bad problem with yellow jackets & wasps, which become a bad distraction rather quickly. Sand traps are actually dirt and give you no chance for quality sand play.

Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2005
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kendall - walnut
Mixed review this time,, course is being tended to by a lot of workers,course is fun,different,a challenge, demanding at times,rewarding most good shots. However, fairways are swamped in some locations,not a big deal but the workers plow thru and muddy up the fairways,,greens are tough,smooth,hold shots,best we have seen them for some time. staff is as always very professional. coke at the snack bar $2.50,a rip-off. price of golf and cart is a good deal for what you get.GPS on the old carts cant be correct, just off a bit, enough to **** ya off. We will be back, great fun and a good test. really, this place is getting better every day,good value.

Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2005
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rk2244 - Torrance
Played there for the first time in a few years. I always enjoyed the vistas that the course provided, so we thought we'd give it a try before it was modified. It was kind of empty for a Sunday morning, but we ended up with some slow people a few groups ahead, so the round took about 4:45 when it should have probably been closer to 4 hours. There were no marshals on the course, nor was there a starter at the first tee. The first thing that we found out in the Pro Shop was that the housing development fell through (nixed by the Norco City Council), so that there were no plans to close 9 holes at this point. Hopefully, they can take a new direction and put some improvements into the course. As previous posts said, the grass was a bit muddy in spots and the bunkers were hard as a rock. The distances on the GPS on the carts were suspect, so we had a hard time trusting them. We still enjoyed the course, but the course has some work to do to make the experience even more enjoyable.

Posted: Saturday, August 27, 2005
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CHRISMACHOVEC - CULVER CITY
Course not in very good shape at all. A lot of dead cut grass lying all over the course. Not very good directions to the different tee boxes(blue vs white). All of the tee monuments look as if the are 50 years old. I thought it was a total rip to have to pay an additional $3 per person for such a low quality GPS system. I haven't played this course in about 6 years, and will not be going back any time soon. For about the same price go to Goose Creek, that is a much better track.

Posted: Friday, August 5, 2005
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mochs28 - Brea
Played yesterday in 4 hours basically going at our own pace. Course was rather empty... The course scores high marks in almost all categories except the sand was very poor. Not sure if it was due to a dumping of rain or overwatering but it was hard on every hole that I looked at (or was in...). Other than that, the 9th fairway has some bare spots and it appears they are trying to fix it as it was rather wet. I found myself admiring the quality of the grass in the fairways many times... it's the kind you get a nice fluffy lie off of and you can make a really good connection w/the ball cuz your not hitting off of clay like the low end courses that are out there. Amazingly receptive greens that hold exceptionally. If you can drop your ball on the green on your approach shots it generally won't roll more than 1 - 2 feet. DO NOT let the practice putting green fool you as it was MUCH faster than the greens on the course although the greens do roll very true. Also, due to a tail wind on the last couple of holes the par 3 16th hole played about 4 clubs less than normal and it really shortened up hole #17 and 18. I was quite worried that the heat would be unbearable but it was rather comfortable and the winds help keep you cool.
Still love the views and the course IS scorable if you can keep it in the fairways. Bring a few extra sleeves if you are a hacker as the fairways are ultra narrooooooooow.

Posted: Saturday, July 23, 2005
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jeywada - Monterey Park
Hidden Valley is probably the best Course/Layout!!/Value in Southern Cal. (Besides Rustic Canyon). Awesome LAYOUT. Well designed holes. A hard course overall because of all the O.B. however a very fun day and I am the average player at 95 (23H). Played Sunday 7/17/05 at 9:30A. Our fourth was late so we had to let 2 groups go ahead of us and the 1st group that went ahead of us were perhaps the slowest group I have ever seen in my life. (15 minutes- I kid you not at each tee box!!!) After seeing this while putting at the practice green I called the starter right away at the first hole. They were great..professional...sent the 70-year old marshall out and he promptly took care of it by letting not only the group ahead of us play through but ley us as well play through so we were able to enjoy our day and play a 4-1/4 hr round on a Sunday!!!!!!!! Hats off to the Starter/Marshall....Anyways, I've played at over 50 different public courses since last year and I rate Hidden Valley to be one of the BEST courses period!!!!

Posted: Monday, July 18, 2005
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gilbertb - redlands
Nice course, please spend some money on sand for the bunkers.

Posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2005
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MontyV - Corona
The course had rain damage in some areas that were being treated but I did not score this course any less based on those factors. The customer service was ok considering out tee time was set at 6AM, first one out and the office employees got their late because we were unable to use the driving range for long. This is course is beautiful first of all. Located in the hills of Corona this course is definately a precision course. Narrow fairways, up hill shots, down hill drops, this course had it all. It give it a four star for the worth green fees option because you are paying for a beautiful and challenging course.

Posted: Monday, June 20, 2005
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BGRUNWALD - EL DORADO HILLS
FUN COURSE TO PLAY. SAND TRAPS WERE IN POOR CONDITION

Posted: Sunday, June 19, 2005
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mwca63 - Murrieta, CA.
Will play it again.

Posted: Saturday, June 18, 2005
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mochs28 - Brea
Played on 5/20 and coures is in overall great shape. Pesky bugs throughout entire round can be a distraction as they fly in your face. The cart girl even asked if we needed bug spray!!!! I had never seen as much livestock on this course as I did today - rabbits, roadrunners, squirrels -- sheesh!!! Still love the layout and course is scorable if you can hit it straight. Only lost one ball today. I'll be back. Starter stated possible closure of 9 holes in September but date keeps getting pushed back due to negotiations.

Posted: Thursday, June 2, 2005
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1scgolfer - TORRANCE
wow i don't think course is in that great of condition. greens are bumpy and very slow. greens were mowed but not short enough. sand traps don't have any sand. fairways and rough were nice except all the cut grass they leave on course. many blind shots from black tees.

Posted: Sunday, May 29, 2005
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golfmedic22 - Norco
Wow ! this place is in great shape, not much traffic either. I got out at 9:45 this morning and only saw 3 other groups on the course, and left 3:45 min later. The greens were great, ball marks left by others were never found. The rates have droped to $48.00 weekday. Customer service was super. I cant say enough. The best day golfing I've had in a long time.

Posted: Monday, May 23, 2005
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joev - la verne
Where is everybody? Played a Friday 2:45pm twilight round and rarely seen another cart on the course. The course is in decent shape, greens filled back in from recent airation and are soft and not fast. Some Fairways have some areas with severe divot marks, wonder if they are letting the course slip a little with possible closure looming. Hope its not going to happen, this is a challenging course compared to others and needs to stick around. Would definitly play here again.

Posted: Saturday, May 7, 2005
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markymarkny - Yorba Linda
What a course! Beautiful location and layout. There were few times when we got lost trying to find the hole but the GPS system helped us out. Almost every shot has a ravine or hazards so bring plenty of balls or find yourself searching for balls in the OB areas. Well worth the money, but not for beginners. It may even leave intermediate players wondering why they picked up golf in the first place.

Posted: Tuesday, April 26, 2005
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pmeister - Lancaster, Ca
First time to play this course. The greens had been aerated recently and was not told this when I made the tee-time. The course has a lot of elevation changes which is interesting to play once but not the type of course that I would want to play on a regular basis.

Posted: Monday, April 4, 2005
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raylarabee - Riverside, Ca.
This course is beautiful and challenging. If you can keep your shots in the fairway you'll be fine. Otherwise, bring an extra dozen balls!!

Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2005
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golfmedic22 - Norco
Airated 1 week ago, sand filled holes over the entire green (all 18). The fees have droped to $48.00 w/gps. Take extra balls the wild areas are so grown over that finding an errant shot is darn near impossible. Give the course a couple more weeks for the greens to heal.

Posted: Monday, March 28, 2005
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benchoi - Irvine
Played 18 this morning before the rains came. What a great course especially for the budget conscious golfer ($45 w/cart). I'm very impressed with the layout: elvation changes along with great greens makes this course a must. Out-ranks Temuku, Red Hawk and Eagle Glen, and certainly a great value course compared to all the Orange County courses. Well worth the drive. Highly recommended before they tear it down. Course is in great shape although there are some patches of water on a few fairways.

Posted: Friday, March 18, 2005
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kendall - walnut
They are at it again, rumer is June and this great track is gone,but, they are punching the greens next week,???? why would they do that??? I hope they dont close, had a really nice day,fast pace and very good conditions,maybe a water main or something broke,kinda wet in a couple of fairways but all the good golf courses have problems left over from the rain. we will play again just in case its really true this time. greens are terrific and scenery is outstanding.

Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2005
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mochs28 - Brea
Course is in excellent shape although there are still some wet areas in the fairways (hole #2 & 3 for example). Greens are fast but hold well. Played on 3/12 Saturday (9:50 tee time) and teed of 30 mins late due to fog and only played 9 holes because of slow play. It took 3 hours to complete 9 holes so we got a refund for the back 9. It's too bad because conditions were great. When it's this foggy you don't get the awesome views from the tee boxes.

Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2005
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weber - coto de caza
The greens were a lot slower than I remember! The course was in very nice shape. The weather forecast was for rain, but it was sunny and dry.... but the course was empty, except for a few twosomes. (which played as slow as a foursome) While not a long hitter, I always play the "tips" because this course offers some great visual delights and some of the holes from the tip are "monsters". Tough to score from the blacks, but still fun.

Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2005
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sportsdoc - Pasadena
Really enjoyed this course, looking foward in coming back. Course has recovered nicely from the rains. Tee boxes were some what unlevled. Fairways were nice. Sandtraps need some more fluff, as a result of the erosion from the rains. Greens are tough, some fast and other holes slow. The scenery was awwesome, with hawks and roadrunners. Too bad this course will become new homes in the future. Pace 4 hours on a weekday. Play smart or bring a extra sleeve of balls. If it gets windy you will be in trouble. Good 7.0 course

Posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2005
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chappy23us - chino
played 2/4/05. Fairways and greens in excellent condition. Some of the pin placements were a bit questionable but overall a very pleasant experience. $45 (1/2 $ Eagle Glen) on a Friday was the best part. Play this place before it's gone in May. You wont find a better bargain

Posted: Friday, February 4, 2005
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mochs28 - Brea
talk about windy... 40 - 60mph winds made for an already challenging outing at this target golf course. Course has recovered quite well from the recent rains and fairways are in tip top shape along with the super fast greens. Greens were a tad harder than normal due to the wind but I was able to add some serious extra yardage on my drive when the wind was behind me (6th & 9th hole drove through the end of the fairways and the 12th hole I drove 1 foot from the green) but it also detracted much distance when hitting directly into the wind... holes 2, 4, 10, 16, 17 & 18 for example. Standing on the 16th tee overlooking the green below with the wind swirling up from the canyon below... the wind hit you smack dab in the face while you tried to maintain your balance. This was what it was like and it made this hole much more challenging than normal. Also, the wind was SOOO strong it also came into play when you were putting and blew the ball around the greens MUCH more than normal. Next time when it's this windy I might as well stay home regardless of 'where' I'm playing. My hat flew off like 6 times!!! The starter is one 'cool cat' and he threw me 2 tokens for range balls. Thanks buddy! What a bargain for $45!!!!

Posted: Thursday, February 3, 2005
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